World leaders ignore rights in China, censored author Yan
AFP, Edinburgh :Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to shy away from confronting...
International
US military says no plans to suspend more major exercises on Korean peninsula
Reuters, Washington : The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said on Tuesday,...
Puerto Rico increases Hurricane Maria death toll to nearly 3,000
Reuters, Washington :Puerto Rico’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised...
Trump warns of violent change if Republicans lose midterms Women, suburban Republicans key to US mid-terms: Poll
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump warned evangelical leaders that if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections, Democrats will institute change “quickly...
After driving ban ends, Saudi women now head to race tracks
AFP, Riyadh :Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and...
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Greek anarchists protest US embassy move to JerusalemAP, AthensA Greek anarchist group has staged a protest at Foreign Ministry building in central Athens to oppose...
Netanyahu sees path to Palestinian peace in Israeli-Arab ties
AFP, Vilnius :Israel’s prime minister says he sees a path to peace with Palestinians through the “normalisation” of relations with Arab states which, like his...
China has hottest summer since 1961 by national average temperature
Xinhua, Beijing :The national average temperature in China this summer reached 22 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1961, with 55 weather monitoring stations posting record...
Trump, under pressure to honor McCain, orders flags to half-staff
Donald Trump on Monday bowed to pressure to honor the late John McCain, ordering the lowering of flags across the country to half-staff, as the...
N Korea still `serious and imminent threat`: Japan
AFP, Tokyo :North Korea still poses a “serious and imminent threat”, Japan said Tuesday in its first annual defence review since an outbreak of diplomacy...
Iran urges UN court to halt ‘economic strangulation’ by US
AFP :Iran on Monday demanded the UN’s top court suspend US nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, accusing Washington of plotting its “economic strangulation”.The Islamic Republic launched...
Pope refuses to comment on claim he personally ignored abuse
AFP :Pope Francis has declined to comment on a claim he personally ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman, after a visit to Ireland...